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Apr 27, 2007 · Island Etude: Directed by Huai-En Chen. With Ming-hsiang Tung, Danny Deng, Saya Chang, Tender Huang. A deaf man decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from college.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Huai-En Chen
- 2007-04-27
Island Etude (Chinese: 練習曲; pinyin: Liànxí Qǔ) is a 2006 Taiwanese film directed by Chen Hwai-en. It was Taiwan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Jan 24, 2018 · Language. Chinese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Etude. A film about a hearing impaired college student who grabs his bike, backpack, and guitar and goes on a 7-day, 6-night round-the-island tour.
Island Etude 2007 1h 49m Drama List Reviews 74% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he graduates...
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- Don Willmott
- Drama
- Chen Huai-En
Island Etude is the story of a handsome young, hearing-impaired man, who before graduating from college, decides to carry his guitar on his back and ride a bike along the Taiwanese coastline.
Nov 6, 2007 · On the surface a road movie, following a college student on a round-island bicycle journey, “Island Etude” uses a largely nonpro cast in a series of encounters which touch on aspects of Taiwan...
Despite its "substitute status", Island Etude is actually the perfect choice to represent the island nation: it's a beautifully-shot homage to the island's people, its sights, and the sport of bicycle riding that is thankfully free of any political views or pretentious art-house technique.
